摘要：The squirrel-cage elastic support is one of the most important components of an aero-engine rotor system.A proper structural design will favor the static and dynamic performances of the *** view of the deficiency of the current shape optimization techniques,a new mapping approach is proposed to define shape design variables based on the parametric equations of 3D curves and *** is then applied for the slot shape optimization of a squirrel-cage elastic *** this end,an automatic design procedure that integrates the Genetic Algorithm (GA) is developed to solve the *** typical examples with different shape constraints are *** results provide reasonable optimum designs for the improvement of stiffness and strength of the squirrel-cage elastic support.